Calf-weaner.



P. TATMAN.

GALF WBANER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 5, 1909.

928,080, Patented July 13, 1909.

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Wihwomzo To all whom it may concem:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK M..TATMAN, OE JEWELL, Kansas calm-wanna.

Be it known :that I, FRANK M. Taauuhn, a citizen of the United States ofAmer ca, residing at Jewell, in the county of Jewell and State ofKansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Calf-Weaners, ofwhich the following is a specificatlon. This invention relates to calfweaners, and

. one of the principal objects of the same is to provide a ventilatedsackfor supporting the adder .of the cow, said sack having teat pocketsand bein supported by straps passmg around the dy of the cow over thehips.

Another-"object of the invention is to provide a, ventilated sackor'support for the udder offthe cowwhich maybe readily detached durinthe milking operation and I which will e ectually'prevent the calf fromnursing and which will keep the udder clean and at the same timegiveproper ventilation through the perforations in the sack.

These and other objects maybe attained by means of the constructionillustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which,,

' Figure 1 is a view illustrating my invcn tion in use. Fig. 2 is a topplan view of the udder sack. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the sup- -portingstraps. [Fig 4 is a vertical section connected with the thigh strap 9.-Connectthrou h the udder sack,

Reti erring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the udder sackwhich may be made of canvas or leather and provided with suitableventilating openings 2. At the upper edge of the sack a. wire ring 2 isse- -eured, said ring bein A at the rear edge and thereof. Teat pockets6 are secured to the provided with loops a loop- 5 at the front sack andextend below the bottom thereof. The supporting straps comprise the bodystrap'7, the backstrap 8 extending to and Specification of LettersPatent. Application filed January 5, 1909. Serial No. 470985.

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ed to the thigh strap are thejhipstraps 10 rovided wit snap hooks 11 attheir ends. uckles 12 are secured to the back strap and hip straps foradjustment, and the thigh strap 9 is provided with snap hooks 13 andadjusting straps 14.

In securing the calf weaner and udder sup- .port to a cow the udder isplaced in the sack and the teats in the pockets 6,. ()ne of the snaphooks 13 is connected with the ring 5 to the cow, and the snap hooks 11are engaged one with eaeh' loop l, the hip straps passing up around thehi s and being adjusted by means of the hue rles 12.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention will prevent thecalf from nursing, will support the udder, ,Will lteep the same cleanwhen the cow is passing through muddy brooks and streams and that thesack is a sanitary appliance as well as a preventive one. I claim:

The herein described calf weaner co1npris- NEWTON KREAMER.

after the straps have been properly secured ing an udder sack providedwith a series of perforations therein, said sack being provided

